Hampden, Maine - Walter Kurowski, 87, passed away April 30, 2026, at home surrounded by his family. He was born October 20, 1938, in New Bedford, Massachusetts, the son of Michael and Stella M. (Siwik) Kurowski.

Walter graduated from New Bedford High School, class of 1957. Following graduation he trained to be a carpenter, then later earned a B.S. and M.S. in vocational education from Fitchburg State College. He met his wife, Beth, while they were both teaching at Silver Lake High School in Kingston, Massachusetts. They were married on April 13, 1974, and they settled in Weymouth, Massachusetts. They just celebrated their 52nd wedding anniversary. He later went on to serve as an administrator at Keefe Regional Technical High School in Framingham, Massachusetts, until his retirement. Walter liked to keep busy and started a second career as a home inspector until he and Beth moved to Hampden in 2005. In his free time he loved traveling and gardening. Walter loved sports, playing baseball and basketball in school. When it came to his kids, he never missed a football, soccer, basketball, softball game, or track meet. He also coached many of these teams and would load up his station wagon with neighborhood kids for sports practices. Once his grandchildren started playing sports he also attended as many games and dance recitals as he could.

Surviving in addition to his wife, Beth (Patterson) Kurowski, are his son, Michael Kurowski and his wife, Eileen, of Abington, MA; his daughters, Alicia Kurowski and her husband, Narendra Vaidya, of Hudson, NH, and Katherine Trepanier and her husband, Brock, of Hampden, ME; his grandchildren, Timothy Kurowski and his wife, Carissa, Brian Kurowski and his wife, Melissa, Olivia Martin and her husband, Zachary, Adelyn, Evan, and Stasia Trepanier, and Nina and Sam Vaidya; and his great-grandchildren, Eliana, Noah, Raya, and Grace. In addition to his parents, Walter was predeceased by his sister, Frances; and his first wife, Joan (Janiak) Kurowski.

Those who wish to remember Walter may make gifts in his memory to the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research, P.O. Box 5014, Hagerstown, MD 21741 or to Northern Light Hospice, c/o Northern Light Health Foundation, P.O. Box 931, Bangor, ME 04402-0931. Relatives and friends are welcome to call 5-7 p.m. Thursday, May 7, 2026, at the Hampden-Gilpatrick Chapel of Brookings-Smith, 45 Western Ave., Hampden. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated 10 a.m. Friday, May 8, 2026, at St. Paul the Apostle Parish, St. Matthew Catholic Church, 70 Western Ave., Hampden. The Rite of Committal will be private. Condolences to the family may be expressed at BrookingsSmith.com.